| CODE | NUR1124 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Community Health Nursing | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Nursing | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The unit introduces the principles of primary health care and environmental health, highlighting the roles of health professionals within these two disciplines. Lectures include discussions on a holistic and multisectorial approach to health care; a definition of primary health care based on a definition suggested by the World Health Organization; the principles of prevention (primary, secondary and tertiary) in health care services; primary health care settings; specialist nursing roles within the primary care service set-up; and environmental health issues. Study-unit Aims: To introduce the concept of Primary Health Care as outlined by the W.H.O; To identify the role and functions of all social sectors in providing primary health care services; To identify roles and functions of the primary health care team, with emphasis on nursing provision within different sectors of Primary Health Care; To raise awareness about environmental determinants to public health, outlining main sources of environmental hazards, their influence on health and possible means of prevention. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: Understand the principles of the Health for All policy framework; Understand and define the concept of primary health care; Be aware of the primary health care services in Malta; Define the role of the primary health care team; Identify settings for community nursing; Understand the principles and challenges of environmental health including health housing, food safety and hygiene, water management, waste management and atmospheric pollution. 2. Skills (including transferable [generic] skills): By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: Apply basic concepts of primary care nursing to different community care settings; Apply basic principles of environmental health during patient education, patient assessment and organisation of community services, when working in the community setting. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Allender J.A., Spradley B.W. (2005) Community Health Nursing: Promoting and Protecting the Public’s Health (6th ed) London: Lippincott Clemen Stone S., McGuire S., Gerber Eigsti D. (2002) Comprehensive Community Health Nursing: Family, Aggregate and Community Practice USA: Mosby WHO (1999) Health 21 The Health for all policy framework for the WHO European Region. Available on http://www.euro.who.int/document/EHFA5-E.pdf Internet Sites: World Health Organization www.who.int Malta Health Department Government Site www.sahha.gov.mt |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Sharon Martinelli |
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